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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1965

Page

2

Weather and river note on Tennessee readings and eclipse context

Following a partial lunar eclipse discussion, Decatur area readings show river levels for Keller Memorial Bridge at 21.78 feet and sea level at 556.08 feet. TVA lake stages listed include Guntersville 594.8 556.8 Wilson 506.3 Pickwick 414.0 Wheeler 556.0 Chickamauga 680.1. Rainfall 17 inches in the prior 24 hours. Forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy and warm ups, with light variable winds and highs near 88.

Decatur Tennessee Keller Memorial Bridge TVA Guntersville Wilson Pickwick Wheeler Chickamauga

Wreck Continues After Collision In Ardmore

The wreck left a car demolished after a northbound truck collided with a trailer. Trooper Barnes noted the car flew about 270 feet post impact. The truck suffered about 3500 dollars in damage. Survivors include Charlie Coats and family from Elkmont.

Coats Barnes Bennett May Rainey Ardmore

Tax delinquency sales wrap up after late payments

County a records show taxes due in October November and December last year became delinquent January 1. A 50 cent penalty and six percent interest were charged after January 1. Property sales began June 1 and finished Friday.

Bryant

Flood Tragedy Near Sanderson Sweeps Pickup Away

A search party led by Texas Ranger John Woods found a wrecked pickup three miles east of Sanderson after a sudden 11 inch cloudburst. The canyon was flooded ten miles downstream by a 15 foot wall of water that struck with no warning early Friday.

John Woods Sanderson

Athens Limestone Hospital Dismissals and Additions

A list from Athens Limestone Hospital records shows dismissals and additions including Louie Pierce Clements Shirley Mae Townsend and 5 others in Athens, plus infants and other patients. Notable entries include Clara Marie Davis with an infant, Madison. Addie Pauline Baker with infant, Athens. Iva Patricia Harwell with infant daughter, Ardmore Tennessee.

Stephanie Melonas Athens Karen June Stark Elkmont Maggie Elizabeth Gill Phyllis Marie Jackson Reba Nell Nugent Jewel Dean Smith Capshaw Clara Marie Davis Lson Madison Addie Pauline Baker Mary Ann Carter Stalker McGee Rebecca Jean Thorton Ath Virgil Vascoe Horton Huntsville James C. Legg Jr Connie Lynn Carter Iva Patricia Harwell Ardmore Tenn Curtiss Brattian Moss

Shooting at Cullman Youth Center Leaves Teen Dead

At a Cullman youth center on 4th Street West at 10 28 p m Friday a teen was shot with a .22 pistol and died at 1 20 a m Saturday Freeman 17 Hanceville died after being shot Waldrop said J D Barnett 17 is in jail without bond awaiting further action Two teenagers were at the center during the shooting and funeral services are planned for Mount Hope Baptist Church Moss Funeral Home directing Survivors include the father J T Freeman three brothers and five sisters

4Th St. West Waldrop J. D. Barnett Hanceville Freeman Sheriff’s Force Cullman Mount Hope ‘Baptist Church Clyde Sharpton

Local Names Listed Amid Staffing Note at State National Bank

The article lists residents and addresses across Alabama towns such as Athens Falkville Cullman and Moulton connected to a State National Bank office. It highlights personnel changes including Morast who led automation for the State National system and will head computer operations from a new center near the Bank Street main office. Mentions of Albert J Hart and Mrs Hart note long association with Falkville office and Junior Achievement role.

Bank Henderson State National Birmingham Southside Howard College Decatur Hart Morgan County Falkville Nashville Business College Albert J. Hart

Cullman Admissions List Details Several Names by City

A compiled admissions list from Cullman shows multiple individuals with residences in Cullman Decatur Vinemont Union Grove Addison Eva and Eva names appear alongside others with numbers indicating districts or entries Jane Doe not included. The document continues with more names and numbers for enrollment or placement.

Velvie Lee Farley Baileyton Annie Lucille Harris Vinemont Georgia Anna Handley Cullman Wanda Faye Henderson Claudean L. Holmes Jesse Wilson Jones Decatur Shirley Faye la ¥Erge Union Grove Nora Imogene Mosteller Eva Vonda Sue Powell Helen Evan Shaddix Addison Gale Artis Phillips Joe H. Trussell Terry Joe Adams Cull

Births in the region announce several newborns

Mr and Mrs Bobby Maples Hartseller welcomed a daughter Saturday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Clark Plainview Trailer Court welcomed a son Friday at the same hospital. Mr and Mrs Gene E Truitt Lafayette Sr welcomed a daughter Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Robert W Korbel Hartselle welcomed a daughter Friday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Vernie R Haley 2105 Sandlin Rd SW welcomed a son Saturday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Lee Roy Henderson Cullman 3 welcomed a son at Decatur General Hospital.

Sara E. Isbell Olive] St Alice G. Whitfield Athens J. W. Motes 5Th Ave Patrick Byrne Thomas Dr W. S. Holderfield Courtland Mack R. Wilcox Decatur Nora Mae McConnell Sherman St Vernie R. Haley Sandlin Rd Walter H. Hall Jr 20Th Ave Birda Donald Lee Watson William St Howard B. Owen Union Grove Bobby Maples Hartseller Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital James Clark Plainview Trailer Court Gene E. Truitt Lafayette, Sr Decatur General Hospital Robert W. Kor Bel Hartselle Saturn Decatur General Ospital Lee Roy Henderson Cullman 3 Cullman Hospital Earl M. Shaddix Addison Lucien

Deaths Osborn Ronald Dean Osborn 9 Vinemont 2

Ronald Dean Osborn 9 of Vinemont 2 died Friday at Cullman Hospital at 5 p.m. Services will be held today at 3 p.m. from Mass Service Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Harvell officiating. Burial will be at Johnson Chapel Cemetery Morgan County. Survived by parents Nealy L. and Mrs. Osborn, one brother George Osborn, and grandparents Ernest Holmes and Mrs. J. F. Osborn.

Cullman Ronald Dean Osborn Vinemont Cullman Hospital Funeral Home Chapel Charles Harvell Johnson Chapel Cemetery Morgan County Nealy L. Osborn Vinemont George Osborn

Mrs Anna Handley Dies in Cullman Hospital Services Set

Mrs Anna Handley age 75 died at Cullman Hospital Friday at 8 p m Funeral services are today at 2 p m at Powell s Chapel Burial will be Higdon Cemetery Mass Service directing Survivors include four daughters Mrs Harvey Cook Mrs Rose Bell Wilhite Mrs Elizabeth Bowen Mrs Nellie Daniel one son William Higdon one brother Wyatt Smith two sisters Lillie V Dendy Mrs Orlea Wildman

Cullman Anna Handley Cullman Hospital Powell’s Chapel Higdon Cemetery Harvey Cook Rose Bell Wilhite Elizabeth Bowen Nellie Daniel William Higdon Wyatt Smith Lillie V. Dendy Orlea Wildman

Mrs Josie Ann Briscoe dies in Cullman at 77

Josie Ann Briscoe 77 died at Cullman Hospital. Funeral at Mass-Service Home chapel with Rev. Guy Hunt officiating. Burial in Hopewell Cemetery. Survived by widower S. L. Briscoe, five brothers Joseph William Nathan George Linnie Crider and four sisters Missouri Camp Hattie King Media Oden Eula Smith.

Cullman Josie Ann Briscoe Cullman Hospital Funeral Home Guy Hunt Hopewell Cemetery S. L. Briscoe Joseph Crider William Crider Birmingham Nathan Crider Akron Ohio George Crider Kansas Linnie Crider Decatur Missouri Camp Hattie King Vinemont Media Oden Eula Smith Jacksonville Fla

Mrs Mary McCormick Dies in Detroit Residence

Mrs Mary A McCormick of Detroit Michigan died at her residence on Thursday at 8 30 a m Burial arrangements were set at East Point Church with burial at the adjoining cemetery Mass Service Funeral Home Cullman directing

Detroit Mich Mary A. McCormick East Point Church Cullman

Obituary of Albert A. Clemons of Hartselle

Albert A. Clemons 59 of Hartselle died Saturday at his residence. Funeral services were at First Baptist Church with Rev. W L Carden and Rev. Melvin Dudley officiating. Burial in Hartselle Memorial Gardens. Survivors include wife Eunice Clemons, daughter Mrs John Montgomery, son Billy Clemons, sister Mrs C W Tapscott, four brothers Henry Dike Tom and Horace Clemons, four grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Body remains at funeral home before services. He was a Baptist.

Hartselle Albert A. Clemons First Baptist Church W. L. Carden Melvin Dudley Hartselle Memorial Gardens Peck Eunice Clemons Hartsselle John Montgomery Billy Clemons C. W. Tapscott Henry Clemons Dike Clemons Tommy Clemons Horace Clemons Decatur Preston Hall George Ashworth Carl Prince Buck Strickland W. D. Norman I. T. Johnson

Dalton Meherg die s in automobile accident

Dalton Meherg of Moulton died from an automobile accident on June 9 at St. Anne Hospital Chicago. Services were held at Lindsey Hall Lawrene County with Dennis Tucker officiating. Burial at Pine i Torch Cemetery. Survivors include widow Mayrene Meherg and two daughters Sandra and Debra along with three sons and extended family. Funeral home handled arrangements.

Moulton Dalton Meherg Cicero Ave Chicago Ill St. Anne Hospital Lindsey Hall Lawrence County Dennis Tucker Pine i Torch Elliot-Brown Funeral Home Mayrene Meherg Sandra Debra David Wayne Bobby Evelyn Ray Lucille Kitchens Joel Colbert Doc Borden Greyson Ala Meherg

Miss Arizona Miss America contestant visits relatives in Decatur

Sandra Montgomery, Miss Arizona, toured Decatur with her aunt and uncle L D Hurth and relatives. She won Miss Yuma County and will attend Yuma Junior College, pursuing speech and dramatics. Montgomery plans to sing for Miss America 1965 talent. She travels with her parents to Moulton for grandmother's birthday and returns to Arizona around June 18.

L. D. Hourth Rs. Arthur Bowen Teague Decatur Sandra Yuma County Yuma Izona Western College USC Europe Atlantic City Miss Montgomery Arizona Vonda Kay van Dyke Grand Canyon States Frances Arizona State College

Jones Drives TVA Tims Ford Funding With Evins Support

Bob Jones and Congressman Joe Evins secured House Public Works Subcommittee backing for Tims Ford funding. The move stimulates TVA water resource development, with Sen. Lyster Hill noted as key in Senate approval. Alabama Elk River Authority bills emerge in Limestone Lauderdale effort across eight Tennessee and two Alabama counties.

Budget Bureau Tims Ford TVA Bob Jones Joe Evins Dtenn House Public Works Subcommittee Bob, Jones North Alabama Elk River Tennessee Valley Sir Jones Evins Senate Lister Hill Alabama Association Limestone County Sugar, Creek Buck Island Tennessee Limestone Lauderdale

Funeral services set for Mrs Marie Peck

Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Peck who died Wednesday will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Reynolds Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Hartselle Cemetery. Survivors include a son Harold Peck of Rhode Island, stepmother Mrs. Lucy Jackson of Hartselle, sisters Mrs. Anne Lyons of Hartselle and Mrs. Agnes Owens of Chicago, and five brothers James Jackson and Jessie O Jackson of Detroit, William Jackson, and Charles Jackson of Chicago.

Marie Peck

Accidents Reported in Decatur Police Log Saturday

The Decatur Police Department logged multiple morning and afternoon collisions on Walnut Street, Moulton Street, Somerville Road, and U S 31 involving drivers Doris Rhodes George Cohen Jr James Cabela and others with Morgan cited for driving with a revoked license. A separate incident involved Buford Allen and Thomas Atkeson. The District 14 Nurses Association meets Monday at 3 30 p m at the Tennessee Valley State Vocational Technical School with guest speaker Mrs Walter B Smith.

Decatur Police Department Walnut St Doris Ann Rhodes Decatur 4 George H. Cohen Jr Cherry St E Moulton St 1St Ave James M. Cabela Trinity 1 Rile Alexander Decatur 1 Howard T. Morgan Morgan Somerville Rd Sherman St Roy T. Woods Buena Vista Cr Iaa E 11Th Ave Locust St 7Th St Leon C. Donahue 5Th Ave David Griffin Griffin 2Nd St Betty Ann Carder Decatur Doris Woodard Hartselle U.S Robert L. Garganious Jo Ann Spears Dogwood la District 14 Nurses Association Tennessee Valley State Vocational Technical School Walter B. Smith Alabama State Nurses Association

Rose Lawn Cemetery Faces Transfer or Closure

George Hean, manager of Rose Lawn Cemetery, explains the site near U.S. 31 has no upkeep funds after Roselawn stopped mowing. The cemetery, established in 1954 by a Nashville company, has seen few burials in 2.5 years due to swampy, drainage issues. About 200 lot owners may transfer ownership to Roselawn, and some graves have been moved. remaining plots total ~60.

George Hean Roselawn Cemetery U.S. 31 Nashville Hean Roselawn

4-H public speaking winners head to Alabama trips

June district contests site first place boy and girl winners who will receive expense paid tours to North Alabama July 26 30. Runner ups gain 50 saving bonds and third place earn 25 bonds. 1965 program began with 4500 participants. sponsors include Alabama Council of Farmers Cooperatives and Auburn University Extension Service.

Troy Monroeville North Alabama Alabama Council of Farmers Cooperatives Auburn University Extension Service Allen Brown Alabama Brown Fannie Richardson James Lee Decatur Ray Hones Joe Yeager Auburn Thelma Young John Lee Birmingham Melvin Smith Cullman Mary Hilyer John Hawthorne Charles McCay Montgomery Douglas Rigney Butler Belle Mina Blount County Jane Brooks Edward Redding Mildred Pate Rex Thornton Colbert Brenda Honey Glen Crow Lynda Mitchell Larry Hosley Dekalb Sandra Grace Steve Pepper Madison Teresa Chandler Jeff Norrell Marshall Lucy Hallman Harold McClendon Morgan Sandra Martin Danny Spratt

Poultry Plant Expands Shifts At Local Facility

Moss says the day shift will start in the morning with a second crew about an hour after the first finishes. Workers will run five days a week eight hours daily for about 40 hours weekly. The plant currently processes 6,000 chickens per hour as facilities are updated. The new shift will increase throughput.

Moss

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North America Athens Limestone Louie Pierce Clements Ens Shirley Mae Townsend Rhonda Nell Eaton Victor John Melonas Kenneth Wayne Simmons Decatur General Admissions Kenneth B. Davis Paige Au’Lihi Terry Dale Gaston 10Th Ave Jason E. Morris Gary Wayne Drinkard Magnolia St Benny Drinkard Harvey L. Miller Albert Estes 16Th Ave Morast Charles Eugene Alvis Rayford Bailey Phyllis Estelle Edminston Wilbern Ollin Engle Woodrow Gober Benjamin Esco Morris Chester Leearty Parris Ailey Mary Alice Perothers Randy Lee Swofford William Riley Tankersley Robert Henderson Cullman Admissions Paul C. Davis Feed Mary McCormick Paul H. Nitze Navy Marine Viet Nam 7Th Fleet Limestone - Lauderdale Ed Horton Alabama Elk River Horton Finance and Taxation Fayetteville, Tenn Lincoln County Towry‘s Fayetteville Board of Revenue Franker Beasley Thompson Sen. Horton Flint Madi County Shelby Massey Gus King King Dalton Red Hat Poultry Dalton Poultry Co Sweet Sue Poultry Sweet Sue Dalton Q Hawaii Puerto Rico Sweet Sue Poultry Co., Inc James E. Beasley Jr Beasley Sweet Sue Kitchens, Inc Eee
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